When the Germans surrendered in May 1945, ending World War Two in Europe, most of the soldiers stationed in Jersey were shipped away to prison camps in Britain.
They left behind countless objects as a reminder of their five years of occupation.
Guns, uniforms, helmets and ammunition were all piled up in bunkers to be collected by the authorities.
Many artefacts are considered valuable collectors' items, alongside other more unusual items whose value may be very personal to the person collecting them.
Graeme Delanoe is a collector of Occupation artefacts – concealed behind two heavy reinforced doors at his Jersey home is a garage full of German military gear and Allied equipment.
A machine gun in an armoured turret has been restored to its original condition and old ammunition boxes line the walls.
Due to the modifications, the gun no longer fires but Mr Delanoe said it was "important people should be able to look at something like this".
"It's history," he said. "[I was] very lucky to grow up in Jersey, my father, who was a boy over here, talked about the Occupation.
"He used to do a lot of photographic work and paid me in German gear, so I was very happy as a young lad and it's very nice to own some of these bits and pieces."
